Toothbrush holder



Dec. 1924- 1,517,576

M. NORDSTROM ET AL TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER Filed Oct. 10. 1923 3 "mallow %mw@iattoumq Wz 2976 as:

Patented Dec. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARIE NORDSTROM AND ELLIOTT R. BROWN, OF NEW YORK. N. Y.

TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER.

Application filed October 10, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MARIE NORDSTROM and Enmo'rr R. BROWN, citizens ofthe United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements inToothbrush Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in brush holders and has moreparticular reference to a holder for tooth brushes whereby the same maybe placed therein when not in use for consequently preventing thecollection of dirt or other foreign mat ter within the bristles of thebrush.

The primary object of our invention is to provide a device of the abovecharacter whereby tooth brushes may be positioned therein when not inuse for maintaining the same in a clean and sanitary condition, thisimproved tooth brush holder embodying a removable disinfectant containerthat is formed with perforations for allowing the fumes of thedisinfectant to pass outwardly therefrom and to circulate through thebristles of the brush for effectively killing any germs nestlingtherein.

An additional object is to provide a tooth brush holder wherein the samemay be manufactured and marketed at relatively small cost and whereinthe device is so constructed as to enable the same to be readily cleanedwhenever necessary.

With the above general objects in View and others that will becomeapparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the samecomprises the novel form, combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more full described, shown in the accompanying rawings andclaimed.

In the drawings wherein there is shown the two most practicalembodiments of the present invention and wherein like referencecharacters indicate corresponding parts throughout Figures 1 to 6,inclusive,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the preferred embodiment of thepresent invention,

Figure 2 is a detail vertical transverse section taken substantiallyupon the line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a top plan View of my improved tooth brush holder,

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view thereof,

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view Serial No. 667,767.

showing more clearly the relative position of the removable disinfectantcontained within the holder,

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective View of this disinfectant container,per se, and

Figure 7 is a View similar to Figure 5, showing a slightly modified formof the invention, this modified form of the invention not including thebefore mentioned removable disinfectant container.

Now having reference to the drawing, and particularly to Figures 1 to 6,inclusive, our novel tooth brush holder embodies the provision of acontainer 5 preferably of sheet metal, the same being of any sizedesirable and being preferably relatively U-shaped in cross section asmore clearly shown in F igure 5.

The rear flat wall of the said receptacle 5 is formed at its oppositeends with extensions 6 that are formed with openings whereby thereceptacle may be securely fastened to the wall or other suitablesupport.

The upper end of said casing 5 is open and hingedly secured to the upperopen end thereof slightly spaced from the rear wall is a hinged cover 7that is flanged at its front and side edges for fitting over the upperopen end of the receptacle for thereby preventing the entrance of dirtor moisture into the receptacle. For allowing the handle of the toothbrush to extend outwardly of the receptacle 5, said cover 7 is formed atits front edge with a cut-out 8. Figures 2 and 3.

Adapted to be removably positioned within the receptacle 5 and this atthe back side thereof due to the space between the cover 7 and rear wallof the receptacle, is a flat-like container 9 that is adapted to hold abatch of disinfectant felt, cotton or other absorbent material, the topwall. of this member 9 being equipped with a knob 10 for facilitatingthe sliding of the same inwardly or outwardly of the receptacle 5.

The bottom wall of the receptacle 5 as well as the side walls thereofadjacent the back wall of the receptacle is formed with numerousperforations as shown in the majority of the views for facilitatingventilation. It will also be noted from a con-- sideration of Figure 6.that the disinfectant carrying container 9 is formed at its front wallwith a large number of erforation 11 whereby the fumes of thedisinfectant may min m lhvi-i-l'rmn l'm vn'mingling with 110 liiisllosml the l'llllHl) {in' consequently killing; any QWIHF that vnlhwtthm'vin.

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